Avoid Swine Flu While Dieting

Swine flu makes present its appearance in more and more states, but it sure scares the whole world.  In Clark County, Ohio, three teachers are out of classroom due to this disease.  Ohio health officials say until now there have been confirmed 23 swine flu cases and the number could get bigger.  This causes a state of panic in the minds of lots of people. The best thing you can do right now is to prevent yourselves from catching it.  How can you do that?

You must boost your immune system to avoid it.  In general, healthy food is the best defense against any kind of disease.  How to strength your immune system if not through dieting?

Drink no-calories and no-caffeine beverages.  You need to stay adequately hydrated in order to avoid diseases.  You don’t know how many fluids to drink?  Divide your weight by two and you’ll find the number of ounces you need to drink daily.  If there’s a hot weather or your lifestyle involves lots of exercises you should drink more fluids.

It’s best to eat unprocessed foods.  Try to cut junk food, fast food, drinks with sugar, and white flour food for a while.  An alternative would be nutrient rich, colorful foods, antioxidant rich foods, and foods with antiviral properties (e.g. broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, darkly colored berries, nuts, seeds, citrus, ginger, leafy green vegetables, garlic, onion, shitake mushrooms etc).  Other foods not to avoid would be peppermint, paprika, Aloe Vera, thyme, green tea, oregano, and cloves.  Don’t forget to check if they’re organic.

Stay in the sun for 15-30 minutes to take your vitamin D.  Another tip would be to sleep for 7-8 hours/night.  Talking about vitamins, it would be great to buy some vitamin E and turmeric.

Here are a few foods you need to avoid during swine flu:  elderberry juice, chocolate, micro algae, bananas, dairy products, and Echinacea.